Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14

ment ample provision for the speedy con
struction of harbor of as much as TWEEN
ty-tive feet Of water on our gulf coast at
such point as shall be found most eliegi-
Die for the purpose.
Resolved, further, that if the general
government shall shall fail to take such
action as shall promise an early colstruc-
ton of deep water hsrbor to relieve the
people from the present ruinous methods
of getting their produce into market, that
our present legislature be and hereby are
respectfully requested 10 give to the sub
lect their spccIsl consideration, and in
augurate such proceedings as shall Sc
cure to the people this great necessity CT
& fair competition in disposiDg of their
products in distant markets so tlat their
labor shall be justly remunerated; and
-urther,
Resolved, that the fact that the general
government up TO this time has accom-
plishet no material improvement Of the
ports and baIbOrs on our gulf coast, and
IS il may be deemed that under the pres
ent constitution the state is not in u IA
v0rahle condition to carry on that charac-
ter OF works, our senators and representa-
tives in congress and our state legislators
be snd Ihey are respectfully requested to
SO far favor private enterprises that
propose to undertake the construction Of
dsep-water harbCr or harbOrs on our
coast, as TO grant peTmiSsiOns to do so
with the right to compensation for their
/ WOrE by SGch moderate charges for
! the use Of the harbor as shall be fairly
remunerative to the builders, not how
! ever TO be a burden on commerce, re-
| serving to the state power to supervise
/ and moderate any Charges sad the al
ministration Of such enterprise in manner
| as contemplated and provided by the
| constitution over corporations under the
laws Of the state, and such right of pro-
prietorship and jurisdiction as the general
| government shAN claim.
Resolved, that copies Of this preamble
and resolutions be forwarded by The
secretary to our senators and members
| in congress and also to tie president OF
i The senate and speaker Of the house OF
! Cur legislature now ia session.
! A SPICY sPAT.
| TIE Inonotony Of the cattlcme1's con,
yention was relieved this afternoon By 3
! spicy SPIT between Rev. John Brown Of
! Albany ana Nj. Lasker OF Galveston
/ Mr.. Brown hGi been introduced to tn
/ convention for tie purpose Of making d
/ statement relative TO the suffering in the
| drOU5h districts, and TO ask the C0nyen-
! ion 10 pc $ resolutions, caliiUg the at
! tcntion Ok the present legislature to the
need OF AZ immediate appropriation. Nj
. Brown briefly ard tCuchiDg,y described
| t2e true situ@JiOn, as recently set forth
! by the convention of county Judges
and published in THE GAZETTE. He
stated that instead Of $500, 900 beng
| needed ii w0Gld take d cool million f
relieve the actual went. He slsO alluded
to his experience in the North, when he
wishad to DE an ox-driver for ten minutes
IN order to dscenrly express his opinion
of the papers thst had denounced him a.
an impcster AID fraud. At the concIu
sion of his remarks Mr.. L3sker of Gal
weston, who owns much real estate in The
west and whose interest it i:
to have the reports of suffer
ing suppressed, said that Mr.. Brown
had exaggerated the case and the people
in the ives. were &ble to take care o.
themselves.
Replying, Mr.. Brown mildly insiruatet
that Brother Lasker misrepresented hin
from selfish motives, ard cites authority
to prove his assertions.
Mr.. Lasker feelingly retOrtsd, and bOti
gentleman grew ashy. Both occupied
the floor in spite of the presidents A.
tempt to se5 them down, both gesticu
lated wildly, and from the eyes OF eaci
there flashed fire and Vengeance. JUS
when inc thing was getting Interesting 4,
sober-minded member protested that a.
this had nothing to do with the case q
a Mix do), and q resolution covering thi
! reqaest of Mr.. Brown was UNANIMOUSLY
| passed.
DALLAS. TEX, Jan. 12.-The conven
ton met at l0:+5 this morning. Toe fol
lowing members responded to ro,l-call:
c. 4. Anderson, s B. Allea, 3. I. Buz
ard, A. NJ. Britton, S B. Burnett, Il. Il
! Campbell, S. p. Cunningham, 3. D. era
~, J. S. Dlugherty, G. W. Fultcn, 7. +
Fisher, Charles Goodnight, j. D. Hous-
tn, W. E Hughes, James Henry, j. G
inns, George W. Littleheld, John T.
| Lytle, Samuel Logans, j. NJ. Martins
| Seth Msbry, o. II. Nelson, a. Il. Pierce
! Ike T. Pryor, C. NJ. Rogers, W. D. Reg
noldS, John 3. Rector, d. Il. Snyder, j.
/ II. Stephens, JCh1 n. Simpson, II. B
/ Stoddard, Henry Secligson, c.. C. SIaueh,
| ter, L. c.. Sugg, J. I. Worde, II. Z. Hill
ton, T. I. D. Andrews, L. S. West, Il
NJ. Taylor, and L. NJ. House.
A Communication was received from
J. l.. Cane OF St. Louis, requesting the
cooperation Of the convention in having
/ the lax on Oleomargarine repealed. Ia
| the communication was printed slip
containing the proceedings OF meeting
OF citizens and stoCkmen in the East St
Louis stock yards, Nov. u, 1886. Tit
communication was referred TO commit,
| tee On resolutions.
4 telegram was received from H. NJ
| Mundy, chairman ot the Ei PdsO Inter
national Stock Growers Association, re-
| questiDg the Cooperation Of the conven.
ton in securing sanitary regulations fol
the state. The request was referred to
the committee ca resolutions.
/ Speaking to the resolution requesting
/ "tAe legislature 10 use it's best efforts 70
obtain from the federal government
simple provision for the speedy Construc.
ton OF harbor of as much as twenty
five to thirty feet of water on cur gulf
coast, st sucl point as shall be found
most eligible" which resolution WAS
reported favorably by the committee OF
resolutions this morning, Mr.. c. NJ.
Rogers spoke eloquentiy and forcibly in
in favor of it. lie argued strongly in
favor OF the legi stature fsvoring private
enterprises that propose to furnish deer
water. Mr.. Rogers stated that Texas
wants deep Uster q Gny cost and from
any source ana ct any point. SO it is deer
wafer.
The latter part CT the resolution, apply,
ing TO legislative sid in favor OF private
epteTorisas, vas Enormously opposed Lg
Mr.. J. s. Daueherty, VINO suggested tie
striking OF. of that psrt OF the reso-u-
ton
Interesting discussion followed. Z no.
tion II atribe ous was Ios:, aud the fall
Tesui- lou wEs adopted.